Almost a third of U.S. poor are Hispanics
Almost a third of U.S. poor are Hispanics
*These are the most recent numbers, complied by the U.S. Census Bureau. Not good news, but the timing of the report is good, given the schedule of the presidential debates. […]
Latinos are a large part of Dallas’ growing poverty problem
*In Dallas, Texas, Latinos are 40 percent of the population, and 52 percent of the city’s poor. The city’s Mayor has formed a task force that, as Mercedes Olivera tells […]
Latinos, African-Americans in retail jobs paid less and promoted less frequently than whites
*[tweet_dis]A study by DEMOS and the NAACP found that Latino retail workers are paid 75 percent of what their white counterparts earn.[/tweet_dis] VL By Associated Press/Fox News Latino WASHINGTON (AP) […]
Texas Sends Poor Teens To Adult Jail For Skipping School
*According to Texas Appleseed, Latinos have a disproportionate level of truancy. In Texas the FTAS (Failure to Appear in School) rate for Latino students is 63.9%, and the PCN (Parent […]
Hispanics face serious drinking water issue along Texas border
*This is also part of the national Latino narrative. There are places in Latino concentrated South Texas where as many as 90 thousand people have no running water. It’s also […]
Report: Five Facts About Low-Income Latino Families
*An interesting picture of Latino families: U.S. born vs foreign born. Poor immigrant families have more family stability. VL By Sandra Lilley, NBC News Since two-thirds of U.S. Latino children […]
Cleveland Kidnapping Shines Light on Latino Community
By Victor Landa, NewsTaco We have tiny attention spans. I won’t expand further, you can Google it yourself; here’s a LINK to get you started. I mention this because it’s been […]
